Teams Calling - Voicemail Setup

Set up your voicemail

  1. Go to the Teams Settings
  2. Select the Calls tab
  3. Scroll to the Manage voicemail section
    Teams Settings Calls tab


Record a Custom Greeting

  1. In the Manage Voicemail section select the Record a Greeting button
  2. The Record a greeting meeting window will open
  3. Select 1 on the dial pad to record your personal greeting
    Record custom greeting
  1. Follow the prompts to record your new message

Choose what happens when the call is redirected to voicemail

Voicemail options

 

Select the down-arrow in this field to choose what happens when the call is redirected to voicemail. The default option is to let the caller record a message, but the options include:

  • Let the caller record a message
  • Let the caller record a message or be transferred to someone else
    If you choose this option a field will open with Name or Number options
  • Play your greeting and end the call
  • Play greeting then transfer the call to someone else
    If you choose this option a field will open with Name or Number options
    Transfer options
  • End the call without playing your greeting

 

 

Set up Text-to-Speech Customized Greeting Option

Set up a voicemail greeting using text-to-speech:

  1. Select the Edit Custom Greeting button
    Edit custom greeting button
  1. In the dialog box that opens, type your custom greeting
    Custom voicemail greeting
  2. Select Save

Note: If you have recorded a greeting it will override the text-to-speech option
 

Manage Out-of-office Voicemail

Out of office voicemail
 

Record Out-of-office Voicemail message

To record a specific voicemail response for when you are out-of-office:

  1. Scroll up to the Manage Voicemail section
  2. Select the Record a Greeting button
    Record a greeting button
  1. In the recording dialog box that opens select 2 on the dial pad to record your out-of-office voicemail
    Record message dialog box

Controls for Out-of-Office Voicemails are in the Manage out-of-office voicemail section

 

Create a text -to-speech greeting

  1. Select the Write a Custom Greeting button
  2. In the dialog box that opens type in your custom out-of-office greeting
    text to speech greeting box

 

Out-of-office Voicemail Settings

Select when you would like your specialized voicemail to play.

Choose All the Time, When Outlook automatic replies are on, or neither

Voicemail options